SWB Yankees dump Clippers 6-2

The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Yankees batted around and scored five runs in the first inning
today in Huntington Park and defeated the Clippers 6-2 in front of a crowd of 9,654.

Veteran right-hander Ramon Ortiz scattered six hits over eight innings to earn the victory for
the Yankees. His only two hiccups were solo home runs by Jared Goedert in the second innings and
Cord Phelps in the sixth. With the win, Scranton wrapped up the season series 6-2.

For a second straight game, a Columbus starting pitcher had a terrible time at the outset. In
Monday's 9-6 loss, Corey Kluber was wild while allowing seven runs in 1 1/3 innings before he
turned the game over to the bullpen.

Chris Sedden threw more strikes than Kluber had done, but his command early wasn't much better.
He surrendered five runs and six hits as the Yankees sent nine batters to the plate in the
first inning. Seddon needed 38 pitches to navigate the inning.

The Clippers cut into the lead in the second against Ortiz when Goedert hit a solo home run. It
was his first since his call-up from double-A Akron last week and 25th in Huntington Park.

Seddon retired the Yankees in order in the second, third and fourth innings before he ran into
trouble again with two outs in the fifth. He walked Steve Pearce and Ronnier Mustelier doubled. But
Seddon coaxed a groundout from Brandon Laird to keep the score at 5-1.

The Yankees broke through against Seddon (4-3) again in the sixth. The left-hander started
the rally by hitting Francisco Cervelli with a pitch. Cole Garner sacrificed him to second and
Cervelli advanced to third on Gustavo Molina's fly to Jason Donald in center. Ramiro Pena drove him
in with a bloop single to left that bumped the lead to 6-1.

The veteran Ortiz had little trouble with the Clippers before or after the Goedert home run.
Cord Phelps was the only hitter to square him up more than once. He singled in the first inning and
lined out in the third. In the sixth, Phelps toucned Ortiz again - this time for a solo home run to
pull the Clippers to within 6-2.

Notes: The Clippers played the game without first baseman Matt LaPorta. He was hit in the
left side by a pitch in Monday's game. Center-fielder Ezequiel Carrera also missed the game with a
strained groin muscle. ... Columbus placed pitcher Kevin Slowey on the 7-day disabled list before
the game with a back muscle strain. Pitcher Cole Cook was added to the roster from Class A Lake
County.